Countdown 2025

Freedom by Mariam Shengelia Sometimes a country, especially one making an internal selection, keeps their cards close to their chest until the latest possible moment,...

Zjerm by Shkodra Elektronike Albania, always first out of the blocks alphabetically for my Countdown and usually first chronologically too, with the magnificent Festivali I...

GermanyAbor & Tynna – Baller Germany continues its recent tradition of asking the continent, politely, to please ignore it. Baller is a modern-ish track—clean, slick,...

SAN MARINO – Tutta l’Italia – Gabry Ponte Sending a song to Eurovision in specific celebration of your region or nation is always definitely A...

Deslocado by NAPA Now, the attentive among you will have noticed that Part 30 has come before Part 29, that was done for many...

Tautumeitas - Bur Man Laimi As you know, dear reader, I’m currently holed up at His Majesty's National Health Service, declared medically fit but in...

Australia Go-Jo – Milkshake Man Australia’s long-standing tradition of sending technically competent, highly polished pop entries appears to have taken the year off in favour of…...

Netherlands - Claude – C’est la Vie.  No - not this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0UGGMM_ScM&pp=ygUeQ-KAmWVzdCBsYSB2aWUgTWVsb2RpZmV0aXZhbGVu Nor this one either: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irouCtF445I&pp=ygUYQ-KAmWVzdCBsYSB2aWUgTHlzIEFzc2lh But Claude, a fine name for a singer in my humble...

Malta - Mariana Conte - Serving So Malta had this wheeze, right, that they would have a song in their final which was all about...

Austria JJ – Wasted Love You can almost hear the pitch meeting: a fragile opening line, a trembling upper register, then bam—crank up the production, cue...